OEDG Planning Grant- Enhancing Recruitment and Retention Through Cross-Disciplinary Support Systems, Incentives, and Culturally-Relevant Curricula

OEDG 规划拨款 - 通过跨学科支持系统、激励措施和文化相关课程加强招聘和保留

• 批准号: 1201824
• 负责人: David Kimbrough
• 金额: $ 4万
• 依托单位: San Diego State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-02-01 至 2015-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1201824&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: OEDG; Planning; Grant; Enhancing; Recruitment

San Diego State University is using this planning grant award to explore the needs of returning Veterans in the San Diego region and identify effective strategies for engaging them in education and career pathways in the geosciences. The San Diego region is host to several military bases and there is a large population of Veterans who have access to higher education through the G.I. Bill. Data show that there is a greater proportion of Veterans, compared to the average student population, interested in pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines, making them a fertile opportunity for engagement in the geosciences. In addition, Veterans are generally very diverse in ethnic and cultural background, as well as having a high proportion of persons with disabilities, as a result of their military service. Unlike traditional students, Veterans often have completed some college level courses and have obtained valuable experiences as part of their service. As such, their educational needs for completion of college degrees, or transitioning from college into graduate programs, involve a more customized pathway. This planning grant will host two workshops for academic and military personnel to discuss and consider issues, barriers, and strategies for effectively engaging returning Veterans in the geosciences. The project leverages an NSF-funded program at SDSU within the Engineering programs that specifically targets returning Veterans. This project serves the NSF and GEO goal of broadening participation in STEM disciplines and addresses an important Presidential priority.

圣地亚哥州立大学正在利用这一规划拨款来探索圣地亚哥地区回国退伍军人的需求，并确定让他们参与地球科学教育和职业道路的有效策略。 圣地亚哥地区拥有多个军事基地，并且有大量退伍军人可以通过 G.I. 接受高等教育。账单。 数据显示，与普通学生相比，有更大比例的退伍军人有兴趣攻读 STEM 学科学位，这使他们成为参与地球科学的丰富机会。 此外，退伍军人的种族和文化背景通常非常多样化，而且由于服兵役，残疾人比例很高。 与传统学生不同，退伍军人通常已经完成了一些大学水平的课程，并在服务中获得了宝贵的经验。 因此，他们完成大学学位或从大学过渡到研究生课程的教育需求涉及更定制的途径。 这笔规划拨款将为学术和军事人员举办两场研讨会，讨论和考虑有效吸引回国退伍军人参与地球科学的问题、障碍和策略。 该项目利用了 SDSU 工程项目中由 NSF 资助的项目，专门针对返回的退伍军人。 该项目服务于 NSF 和 GEO 扩大 STEM 学科参与的目标，并解决了总统的一项重要优先事项。